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jauntyhako's review against another edition
2.0
More of a long essay than an actually researched and sourced study, though that may be owing to the time it was written. Feels at times like the minutes of every single socialist meeting of the early 20th century, less scientific study and more name-dropping every pertinent name of that time.
Still, and although the book says nothing that common sense doesn't already tell you except for its central thesis (the more organised you get, the more indispensable and therefore oligarchic leaders become), it's a decent exercise to actually read about it, as well as how the common solutions to such problems (like decentralisation) don't actually negate the oligarchical direction every organised group takes.
Still, and although the book says nothing that common sense doesn't already tell you except for its central thesis (the more organised you get, the more indispensable and therefore oligarchic leaders become), it's a decent exercise to actually read about it, as well as how the common solutions to such problems (like decentralisation) don't actually negate the oligarchical direction every organised group takes.
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